- Julián Leal
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Ómar Julián Leal Covelli Nationality Colombian
Born May 11, 1990
Bucaramanga (Colombia)2011 GP2 Series Debut season 2011 Current team Rapax Car no. 2 Starts 18 Wins 0 Poles 0 Fastest laps 1 Best finish 27th in 2011 Previous series 2011
2009–2010
2007–08
2007–08
2006–07GP2 Asia Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Italian Formula 3000
Euroseries 3000
FR2.0 PanamGPChampionship titles 2008 Italian Formula 3000 Ómar Julián Leal Covelli, commonly known as Julián Leal, (born May 11, 1990 in Bucaramanga) is a professional racing driver from Colombia, although he has also competed with an Italian licence in the GP2 Series.
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Career
Formula Renault 2.0
Leal began his racing career in 2006 in the Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP series, scoring two podium finishes in seven races to finish ninth in the standings. He also took part in two races of the series the following year.
Euroseries 3000
The following season, Leal moved to Europe to compete in the Euroseries 3000 championship. Driving for the Italian Durango team, he finished ninth in the Euroseries standings and eleventh in the Italian Formula 3000 championship, which ran as part of the main series.
He continued in the championship in 2008, finishing sixth in the Euroseries after securing four podium places in fifteen races.[1] In September of that year, he won the Italian Formula 3000 championship at Misano, beating both Fabio Onidi and Nicolas Prost to the title by a single point.[2]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
At the end of 2008, Leal took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard and Valencia, driving for both Draco Racing and Prema Powerteam. In December 2008, it was announced that Leal had signed with Prema Powerteam for the 2009 season.[3] He had a testing first season in the category, with a podium at the Hungaroring being his only points–scoring finish, as he wound up 20th in the standings.
In the off–season, Leal tested for both Prema and Mofaz Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya and in December 2009, it was announced that he would drive for Draco Racing in the 2010 season, partnering Formula Renault graduate Nathanaël Berthon.[4] He again finished the season in 20th position after struggling to match his rookie team–mate, with his best race result being a fourth place at the first race in Brno.[5]
Auto GP
In March 2010, it was announced that Leal would also compete in the new Auto GP championship, competing for the Italian team Trident Racing.[6] He finished seventh in the final standings, with the highlight of his season coming at the penultimate round at the brand–new Circuito de Navarra, where he won the first race after starting from pole position.[7]
GP2 Series
In November 2010, Leal tested a GP2 Series car for the first time, taking part in the post–season test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, and in January 2011 it was announced that he had signed with the Rapax Team to contest the GP2 Asia Series season, lining–up alongside Fabio Leimer.[8] He had initially signed to contest only the Asia series, but in March 2011 it was confirmed that he would stay with the team for the main 2011 championship, in which he finished 27th.[9]
Racing record
Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP Penix Unico 7 0 0 0 2 72 9th 2007 Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP ? 2 0 0 0 0 16 17th Euroseries 3000 Durango 16 0 0 0 0 13 9th Italian Formula 3000 8 0 0 0 0 8 11th 2008 Euroseries 3000 Durango 15 0 1 0 4 38 6th Italian Formula 3000 8 0 1 0 4 35 1st 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Prema Powerteam 17 0 0 0 1 11 20th 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International DracoRacing 17 0 0 0 0 11 20th Auto GP Trident Racing 12 1 1 1 1 21 9th 2011 GP2 Asia Series Rapax 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th GP2 Series Rapax 18 0 0 0 0 0 27th Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2011 Rapax TUR
FEA
19TUR
SPR
RetESP
FEA
17ESP
SPR
14MON
FEA
RetMON
SPR
RetVAL
FEA
11VAL
SPR
9GBR
FEA
22GBR
SPR
21GER
FEA
14GER
SPR
9HUN
FEA
20HUN
SPR
RetBEL
FEA
RetBEL
SPR
RetITA
FEA
16ITA
SPR
Ret27th 0 Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 DC Points 2011 Rapax ABU
FEA
RetABU
SPR
17ITA
FEA
17ITA
SPR
1826th 0 References
- ^ "Euroseries 3000 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/298-2008/. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Formula 3000 Italy 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/28-2008/. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Mills, Peter (5 December 2008). "Prema sign Colombian Leal for 2009". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72352. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Leal completes Draco line-up". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 December 2009. http://www.crash.net/renault+ws/news/155174/1/leal_completes_draco_line-up.html. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "World Series by Renault 2010". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/68-2010/. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Julian Leal and Trident together in Auto GP". autogp.org (Auto GP). 18 March 2010. http://www.autogp.org/en/news.php?id=0062. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Navarra, Race 1: first Auto GP win for Leal". autogp.org (Auto GP). 25 September 2010. http://www.autogp.org/en/news.php?id=0227. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Julian Leal completes Rapax GP2 Asia line–up". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 29 January 2011. http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/166211/1/julian_leal_completes_rapax_gp2_asia_line-up.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Beer, Matt (11 March 2011). "Leal to complete season with Rapax". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89867. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
External links
Sporting positions Preceded by
Davide RigonItalian F3000 champion
2008Succeeded by
Will BrattTeams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season iSport Arden ART Super Nova DAMS Coloni Ocean Addax Trident Rapax Racing Eng. Carlin Air Asia 1 Ericsson
2 Bird3 Král
4 Palmer5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Fauzy
8 Cecotto, Jr.9 Grosjean
10 Varhaug11 Herck
12 Jakes14 Turvey
15 Caldarelli16 Pic
17 van der Garde18 Coletti
19 González20 Leimer
21 Leal22 Berthon
23 Clos24 Aleshin
25 Chilton26 Razia
27 ValsecchiCategories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Colombian racecar drivers
- Euro Formula 3000 drivers
- Latin America Formula Renault 2000 drivers
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- Colombian sportspeople stubs
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